Thursday, April 12, 2012

K is for Katniss

Yep, she's pretty much the lady of the hour, day, month .... maybe even year. But hey, how could I ignore the attraction during my month long tribute to fave characters A-Z? And having just seen the movie last week, I can honestly say I love her even more. It's really not hard to figure out why so many readers--and now film-goers--can identify and relate to Katniss Everdeen. She's devoted to her family, poor as a pauper, and tough as nails. And her skill with a bow and arrow makes every female on the planet say to themselves, "Mm-hmm, that's right ... chicks can be bad-ass!"

I got Hubby to read the book and he really liked it too, although he did mention there were too many girly-emotion moments. lol. The film met all my expectations, but if I hadn't have already known the story from the book, I'd have questioned quite a bit. Anyone else feel that way? Jennifer Lawrence owned the role of Katniss, really and truly. I mean, she WAS Katniss in my mind. She's a superstar!

How about you? Any thoughts on the Hunger Games movie, or Katniss' character? Or do you have another K character to mention? Please share! Your comments always make my day!

I've decided to go and see the movie tomorrow, by myself! I love attending movies on my own ;) I'm almost at the end of book #2 right now, and I really do love the series. Katniss is indeed badass, but I have a similar take to your hubby in that I think sometimes she's a bit emo - a bit "oh, poor me! I'm crap at all this stuff!" when actually she's really kick-arse and should know it. I'm not a fan of whiny people, and she strikes me as whiny sometimes, even though she's got PLENTY to whine about. haha. I don't really know how to explain it properly, but there are just moments when I think she could be a bit more proud of herself and yet opts for the emo instead.

Maybe that's part of not being as mature as she'll be as an adult, though.

Oh, and I'm only just getting around to catching up on A-Z posts/themes so far, but I love your theme already! Look forward to reading your other posts :)

I'm a big Katniss fan, loved the books and the movie but I can see where people who haven't read the books might not understand all aspects of the movie.

And yeah, I think she is a bit dense about Peeta's feelings but I think that can be attributed to the fact that she's a sixteen year old girl who's been more focused on not starving to death than boys. Romance has never been on her radar. It's always been survival.

Love Katniss, love the movie. Am "reading" the book for the 17th time right now. I use quotes because I listened to the version I have on disk all day at work as I worked on my yearbook. Didn't want to go home because I was all into it. Made the day move so fast. Had to leave at the part where she just found out Peeta was working with the careers. Will finish it tomorrow.

Have you seen the barbie dolls? I so want to get one, although I stopped collecting things like that several years ago. LOL.

As a film buff, I found the movie was over-hyped. Indeed, while it was a great concept, I honestly believe it could have been better made.

Yes, Katniss was supposed to be poor. However, her clothes and the clothes of her family did not portray them as such. Too, then there was the big screen TV that her mother and sis watched the games on.

There were many other fallacies and pretentious parts of the film as well, but I digress.

Love the books. I've seen the movie twice already. It exceeded my expectations. Her devotion to family is what draws me to Katniss. Wouldn't most of us do anything for the people we love? She certainly exemplifies that concept.